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10am Semi-Private Museum TourMost Popular

Skip-The-Line Semi-Private Museum Tour;
"Semi-Private" Means Group Size Is Never More Than 8 Guests Maximum;
Professional Tour Guide;
Tour Includes All Entrance Fees
5 - 5.5 Hrs With A Lunch Break

From US$149.89

1:30pm Semi-Private MuseumTour

Skip-The-Line Semi-Private Museum Tour;
"Semi-Private" Means Group Size Is Never More Than 8 Guests Maximum;
Professional Tour Guide;
Tour Includes All Entrance Fees
5 - 5.5 Hours With A Break

From US$149.89

Overview

Explore two must-visit Amsterdam museums — the Rijksmuseum and Van Gogh Museum — on a 5 to 5.5-hour, skip-the-line, small-group tour combo. With a guide, bypass the main queues at the Rijksmuseum to see the exhibitions on Dutch art and history from the Middle Ages, including masterpieces such as Rembrandt’s ‘Night Watch’ and others. After time for lunch, skip the line at the Van Gogh Museum. Enjoy a guided tour of the highlights, seeing Van Gogh 'Sunflowers,' and more.

Start your tour at the Rijksmuseum to see the work of some of Holland’s most famous artists, while learning about the country’s cultural history. Your guide will share stories about the museum’s best and quirkiest pieces as you explore a selection of paintings and artifacts from the 8,000 objects on display. Learn more about the work of Rembrandt, 17th-century Dutch dollhouses, and Vermeer’s portrait of domesticity, The Milkmaid. The museum is also home to a vast 19th-century library, the largest public art history research library in the Netherlands.

After a break, enter the Van Gogh Museum to learn more about the man behind the famous sunflowers and self-portraits that are featured in galleries around the world. See The Potato Eaters and The Bedroom as well as objects from his studio. Walk through the world’s largest collection of Van Gogh’s works while learning about his life, from his days in Holland to his dramatic ending in France. Your guide will discuss that whole ear incident, too.

Depending on whether the artwork is on loan or being restored, your tour may include Van Gogh's large collection of self portraits, early and obscure works, objects from his studio, Sunflowers, Yellow House, and Wheatfield with Crows.

This was our first visit to Amsterdam and would only be there for 3 days. We wanted to see both museums, but felt it would be most efficient to go with a guide. 2 other families were part of the tour for a total of...More

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AMalakan

Fresno, California

4819

Reviewed 20 August 2018 via mobile

Amazing way to spend the day

We had a wonderful visit and really enjoyed the art and learning about Rembrandt and Van Gogh. I’m rating this a 4 for two reasons. In the Rijk museum we only saw Rembrandt. There was so much more to see and we could have doubled...More

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tvplano

Dallas

12398

Reviewed 22 July 2018

Informative tour, value for money!

Strapped for time on a quick trip to Amsterdam, we opted for the Semi-private guided tour of the Rijksmuseum and the Van Gogh Museum. We knew it would save us time standing in line and the group would be fairly small. But the tour turned...More

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773DavidR773

Old Tappan, New Jersey

102

Reviewed 3 July 2018 via mobile

Outstanding museum tour: don’t miss it!

Given the rich cultural heritage of Amsterdam, we wanted to get a really good tour versus doing a self-guided one. Audrey, an American transplant from Florida, didn’t disappoint. Having lived and worked here for the past 13 years, also an accomplished art dealer, Audrey was...More

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LA_Engineer

LA

6654

Reviewed 3 June 2018

Audrey – Excellent Tour of Rijksmuseum and Van Gogh Museum!

Our tour guide was Audrey, from Florida. She received her Master’s degree in history and journalism and has been giving tours in Amsterdam for over 10 years. She was very interesting and knowledgeable and presented the information with a theme of how Amsterdam’s history was...More

Hello: For 2 people we paid about US 330 dollars for the semi private tour of the Van Gogh and Rijksmuseum. Well worth it but you'll probably be done with it by 3-3:30 PM.
Ann Frank I don't think you need a semi private... More

Hello: For 2 people we paid about US 330 dollars for the semi private tour of the Van Gogh and Rijksmuseum. Well worth it but you'll probably be done with it by 3-3:30 PM.
Ann Frank I don't think you need a semi private tour - they will provide you with a self guided audio tour which is great. BEWARE, you need to buy these tix at least 2 months in advance for specific times, they sell fast.
The canal boat tour is also worth but it might be tight, it all depends when you have to go back to your ship. If you were to do everything in one day you will probably be done by 7-8 PM